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I am a fellow at the Dickey Center at Dartmouth College. I am also a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland. I will receive my Ph.D. by December 2011.
My research and teaching interests include world politics, conflict processes, international law and institutions, and international political economy. In my dissertation, I address how international law on the use of force influences the behavior of leaders in international crises. I argue that leaders are less likely to escalate military in international crises when the UN Charter and related legal principles prohibit the use of force compared to when international law allows for the right to self-defense. I have other papers on international law and the peaceful resolution of territorial disputes, transitional justice institutions and the reoccurrence of civil conflict and economic recovery, information problems and the dynamics of conflict escalation, and the duration and termination of genocide and high-repression spells.